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WHO IS SAVE OUR LIBRARY

Save Our Library (SOL) is a group of former Jones Library Trustees, Library patrons, Town Meeting members and concerned Amherst residents who are alarmed that the Jones Library Trustees and the Library Director are proposing a Demolition/Expansion Plan that would demolish 40% of the beloved historic Jones Library. This Plan would forever destroy the Jones Library's warm, home-like atmosphere and replace it with a cookie-cutter modern library design. The expansion would also wastefully demolish the exterior from the 1990's expansion that blends with its historic neighbors, including the Amherst Historical Museum next door and the downtown Amherst historic district. SOL supports a preservation, renovation of the Jones Library that respects the honored place this unique public library represents in our Town's literary history. We support change that improves the quality of life of our residents and reflects Amherst's values of repurposing and sustainability.